Trying to remember dads CUb

[Leon renaud]

Originally Posted by Wild Bill

Leon: The earliest IH Cub Cadet with a hydrostatic transmission, would have been the model 123, built between 1965 and 1967. The serial number should fall between 157,490 and 218,009, and it should have a Kohler 12hp engine in it.

BTW, the 682 should have a Kohler KT-17 engine in it...(either a Series I, or Series II, depending on the serial number of the tractor)...or at least it did when it left the factory

Wild Bill I'm going to have to go with your guess of a 65 123 and figure the wife is off by 1 year on when he got it! he bought it New from the dealer.

after getting these posts I went out and found the tin from the 682 engine and you are right there also!I pulled the junk motor out over a year ago and for some darn reason thought it was a Briggs!CRS is sinking in fast!
I'm betting your going to tell me a series 1 motor because when I called the factory for parts the guy laughed and couldn't believe it lasted to just a couple years back said they were blowing up in as little as a year old !I have a Briggs going in it now from a different brand.the 682 is IH#2050593U674069 what is it?engine WAS KT17s spec#24146a
also had a nother # which I only have partial of the first part is missing 10167470

[eastonct124]

If it was that early, it had to be a 123, and it was probably 65', or late 64'...I don't know the date of the first one.
Maybe he had a prototype? :biggrin2.gif:

[Leon renaud]

Originally Posted by eastonct124

If it was that early, it had to be a 123, and it was probably 65', or late 64'...I don't know the date of the first one.
Maybe he had a prototype? :biggrin2.gif:

The wife says he got it in 63 or 64 and she is using the date that the house was more than doubled in size that was for sure in 64 she is trying to find some pics of Dad or one of her brothers running the tractor they dug the cellar with it!

[mrjeep81]

Reading all these posts takes me back to the 106 my Uncle John bought brand new in 70ish. He only used it one season then deciced it was too "heavy" for his yard. My dad bought it from him and we started cuttin the grass at the farm then. Used it for plenty of years, I moved out and got married and somewhere around 1982 I gave it a freshening up in the small shed at the mobile home we were living in at the time. Dad used it for a little while longer then sold it, guess it looked pretty nice,, he bought a big Powerking for Mom to use since all us laborer's,,,,,er I mean kids, were gone. But it seems quite ironic that there is a fellow out in the vicinity of the old homestead, (moms still there, mowing with one of them new fangled "0"turn thingies), has a 106 that he's trying to sell. HMMMMM me thinks me better go check it out!

[MBounds]

Leon:

The production data in my library agrees with Wild Bill's holdings. The first Cub Cadet with a Hydrostatic transmissilon first came off the Louisville assembly line in June 1966 with serial number 157,490. Any Cub Cadet Serial Number 157,489 or lower will be a gear drive. My guess is that, when found, the photo's will clear up the memory problem.

There were some Hydrostatic Prototypes being field tested before the above date, and they were sometimes sold to the testers/engineers but what's the chance of that.... never say never, but it's highly improbable that your dad was in that group, unless he worked for IH, because test units were not sold on the open market to the general public AFAIK.

Myron B
CCSupplyRoom

[eastonct124]

But if it was......???
In my line of work....proto types are worth 10x the price of productionline models.
If his was a prototype, it could be like finding an original tiger striper.

Leon, find the tractor. Or give me an adress of where it's located. :biggrin2.gif:

[Leon renaud]

I have to think maybe "Prototype"here right now guys, Wife is sure 65 or earlier!The machine was bought new from the IH dealer here with the loader on it and it was a Hydro I did use it several times and and remember having to use that dash control lever and I think the farther forward you moved the lever the faster the tractor went and NO I'm not confusing it with the throttle!this lever had something to do with the ground speed of the machine and and it was on the right.just thinking of it I can hear that darn annoying hydro whine it had from day1!

[Leon renaud]

Originally Posted by eastonct124

But if it was......???
In my line of work....proto types are worth 10x the price of productionline models.
If his was a prototype, it could be like finding an original tiger striper.

Leon, find the tractor. Or give me an adress of where it's located. :biggrin2.gif:

I know right where this machine is now !Trouble is I don't want to appear too eager to get it I have already made a more than reasonable off to get it.The guy is never going to fix it you can tell it's been sitting several years in the same spot it's sunk into the ground almost to the rims!Next time I try I'm at least going to get some pics of it as it is now.I have a couple other machines to offer him since he says he needs a tractor and not cash.

[Cvans]

Good luck in your bargining. Sounds like the guy is being a bit of a jerk about this. On the other hand, just think how much sweeter the victory is going to be. I hope you get it back. And I can't wait to see a picture of this thing so we know where your coming from.
Good luck,
Chris